2024 MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Wins Big With “Fortnight” ft. Post Malone

Taylor Swift at the 2024 VMA MTV red carpet in September 2024
Taylor Swift at the 2024 VMA MTV red carpet in September 2024. Photo by Guerin Charles/ABACA/Shutterstock (14715069e)

Taylor Swift has given us one of the year’s buzziest songs with “Fortnight” ft. Post Malone and she’s reaping the fruits of her labor. This smash hit helped her win seven trophies at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, including her fifth award for the video of the year.

Swift broke her own record when she won another video of the year award at the MTV VMAs for “Fortnight” ft. Post Malone. They had to beat tough competition in Ariana Grande’s “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”, Billie Eilish’s “Lunch”, Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red”, Eminem’s “Houdini”, and SZA’s “Snooze” to take this award home.

“Fortnight” was also named song of the summer, in addition to winning awards for best collaboration, editing, and direction. Swift brought the number of her wins to seven by winning two more awards on her own – artist of the year and best pop.

Despite collecting trophy after trophy all night long, “Fortnight” wasn’t named the song of the year. This award went to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso”, who also managed to beat Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em”, Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me”, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”, and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control”.

The 2024 MTV VMAs took place at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, with Megan Thee Stallion hosting the show for the first time.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 MTV VMAs:

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Katy Perry

Best Alternative

Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”

VMAs Most Iconic Performance

Katy Perry – “Roar” (2013, live from Empire-Fulton Ferry Park)

Best Trending Video

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”

Song of Summer 

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”

Best Rock

Lenny Kravitz – “Human”

Best Collaboration

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”

Best Afrobeats

Tyla – “Water”

Song of the Year

Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”

Artist of the Year

Taylor Swift

Best Pop

Taylor Swift

Best R&B

SZA – “Snooze”

Video for Good

Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture Barbie)”

Best Cinematography

Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”

Best Art Direction

Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”

Best Direction

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”

Best Editing

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”

Best Choreography

Dua Lipa – “Houdini”

Best Visual Effects

Eminem – “Houdini”

Best Hip-Hop

Eminem – “Houdini”

Best K-pop

LISA – “Rockstar”

Best New Artist

Chappell Roan

Best Latin

Anitta – “Mil Veces”

MTV Push Performance of the Year

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Video of the Year

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”